Employing Mckinsey’s 7’s Framework As A Means Of Strategic Planning And Economic Performance Assessment In Large Scale Enterprises

Year 2016, Volume: 30 Issue: 40, 135 - 161, 01.09.2016

Naci Atalay Davutoğlu , Birol Akgül , Erşan Yıldız

Abstract

The 7S Framework was developed in1980s by McKinsey Consulting Firm in order to analyse the internal factors of large scale enterprises, provide an efficient organisational structure, forming an active management and communication structure, and finally assess the organisational performance after the activities of the enterprises. The formation and improvement processes of the 7S Framework took a long time. As for suggesting it as a model to increase the performances of enterprises, it was carried out consequent to literature review and surveys in the related field. The 7S Framework is built upon 7 functional elements. These are as follows: Structure, Strategy, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style and Staff. The 7S Framework offers an application model to increase the efficiency of the organisational structure of an enterprise, using the economic and cultural values in the internal structure of the enterprise as well. Subsequent to providing conceptual information regarding the formation, improvement, elements and basic philosophy of the 7S Framework, the study presents instances and data concerning the application of the 7S Framework for performance assessment.

7’s Kuramının Büyük Ölçekli İşletmelerde Stratejik Planlama Ve Ekonomik Performansı Değerleme Aracı Olarak Kullanılması

Abstract

7’S
Kuramı 1980’li yıllarda Mc Kinsey Danışmanlık Şirketi danışmanları tarafından,
büyük ölçekli işletmelerin içsel faktörlerinin analiz edilmesi, verimli çalışan
bir organizasyonel yapılanmanın sağlanması, etkin bir yönetim ve iletişim
yapısı oluşturulması ve işletme faaliyetleri sonucunda performans
değerlendirmesi yapılabilmesi amacıyla geliştirilmiştir. 7’S Kuramının oluşumu
ve gelişimi uzun bir zaman almış, işletmelerin performansının arttırılmasında
bir model önerisi olarak sunulması ise alan inceleme ve alanda ölçüm
çalışmaları sonucunda ortaya çıkmıştır. 7’S Kuramı, İngilizce ‘de S harfi ile
başlayan 7 tane fonksiyonel element üzerine kurgulanmıştır. 7’S Kuramın
Elementleri; Yapı (Structure), Strateji (Strategy), Sistem (Systems),
Paylaşılan Değerler (Shared Values), Beceri (Skills), Stil (Style) ve Personel
(Staff) olarak belirlenmiştir. 7’S Kuramı, bu yedi fonksiyonel element yardımı
ile işletmenin içyapısında bulunan ekonomik ve kültürel değerleri de kullanarak
işletmenin organizasyonel etkinliğini artıracak bir uygulama model önerisi
sunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada; 7’S Kuramının oluşumu, gelişimi, elementleri ve
temel felsefesi hakkında önce kavramsal bilgi verilmekte, sonra da uygulama
örnekleri ile performans değerlemede bir ölçü aracı olarak kullanılması hakkında
bilgi sunulmaktadır

Keywords

7’S Kuramı, 7’S Uygulama Modeli, Ekonomik Performans Değerleme

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